About Us
American Musicological SocietyMusic and Disability Study Group
We are scholars with interdisciplinary interests in music and disability studies.
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We are scholars with interdisciplinary interests in music and disability studies. Don’t know what Disability Studies is, or what it could possibly have to do with music? Blake Howe’s Primer is a great place to start.
We pursue many scholarly initiatives, including conference papers and panels, articles, and books. We also advocate for inclusion and accessibility for scholars, particularly within our professional organizations. Finally, we advocate for the inclusion of all students, regardless of bodymind and diagnosis, and work on designing our pedagogy and teaching in flexible and inclusive ways, so that all students feel welcome and flourish, and so that fewer “retrofit” accommodations need to be implemented for their optimal learning. This site features announcements about forthcoming publications and conference activities, and also features blog posts on topics of interest to music and disability studies. |
We share information about current events within the society on our blog, on our BlueSky account, and over our email newsletter. To join our emailing list, please send us a message!
We host a Music and Disability paper session as well as a Music and Disability Study Group Meeting every year at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society. Please look for our Call for Papers on the AMS Announce mailing list. We also cross-post our CFPs through the avenues listed above. We are proud to announce our Community of Practice, a new colloquium series, which aims to prioritize accessibility, community-building, support, and solidarity among membership. DisMus offers this series as an opportunity to re-define accessibility in higher education and to reconsider the manner in which music academics share knowledge. Elections for officer positions are held via online ballot prior to the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society convention. Nominations for positions are collected at least two weeks before the annual meeting on an election year. Positions can be held for up to three years. If you would like to be more directly involved with the Music and Disability Study Group but are not currently holding a position, please reach out. We are excited to engage with new projects and ideas! |